I research all Goldens, and similar names, whose family lines are believed to have settled in North America before 1800. Am in search of my Goldens — but find it quicker to collect them all and then to sort them out. As of mid-2018, I also research Gouldman and Keeling families that originated in Virginia prior to 1800.
Our Goulden/Golden line appears to have descended from the Keeling line that settled in Virginia, closely related to George Keeling (c1650 VA – 1720 NC) and Edward Keeling (c1640 EN/VA – 1697 VA). Our Gouldens may also have been Gouldmans briefly between 1660-1710/20 when the Goulden name was first recorded in the Rappahanock, Virginia area. My belief is that the Gouldmans also descend from Keelings.
So while I may not be related to your Goldens or Gouldings or Gouldens or …. I do want to know about them, and may be able to help find new information about them.
Best regards,
William “Bill” Golden
Norfolk1956@gmail.com
Notes – Godwin / Goodwin
Thomas Godwin (Bridger), born c1640 at New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; Death 27 May 1713-1714 at Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia. Multiple DNA matches link two lines of our Goldens with Thomas Godwin’s descendants, which are themselves named Godwin. DNA matches exist with male descendants of Nathanael Greene Golden (b1783) and Samuel Golden (b1770 SC).
An Approximate History of our Golden Family
Collected notes on the family of Thomas Golden who settled at Newberry, South Carolina by 1761, if not a year or two earlier. Wife’s and children’s names are unknown … but DNA creates a path back in time as to Thomas’s origins and family associations. Multiple males branches descending from Thomas Golden are yDNA Y700 tested.
A Genealogical History of the Waters and Kindred Families: In Two Parts
Book — by Waters and Milam, Philemon Barry Waters , Herbert M. Milam, South Carolina Historical Society … A well written and researched history of the Waters family from time of immigration to Virginia, subsequent relocation to South Carolina, and the family genealogy through the Civil War and in the years thereafter. Publication 1903 by Publisher Foote & Davies Co. Available for download from multiple sources online or can be purchased through Amazon. Book is not in copyright.
Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800
Book — by Chapman, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1938 … 387 pages. Excellent indexing of names; some 40 pages devoted just to the index. Reprinted 2003; Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company.
NOTE TO SELF: No Gfolks or K. Goodwins and Godwins. Hollands galore but no N.
Wilkinson and kindred families Genealogy
Book — by Wilkinson; Marcellus McEwin Wilkinson, 1949 … 547 pages — well indexed.
Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1850
Book — by Bentley, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, 1984 … 804 pages … An index of marriage records from the ‘The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler’s Quarterly’ … this is a very large collection but should not be considered definitive or even close. There are many Virginia marriages documented elsewhere that do not appear in this book — but certainly this an outstanding book for you to have access to for this time period.
Virginia Land Records
Book — by William and Mary College Quarterly … 897 pages — Source: Virginia Land Records, excerpted and reprinted from The Virginia Magazine of History and Beiography, the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine and Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine with notes by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1982. … NOTE TO SELF: Reviewed entries for John Goddin (pg128, 1658), Edward Goulding (pg 658, 1654), Stanley and Francis Goar (pg 303, 1712)
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. III, Charles City, Henrico, Lower Norfolk (Princess Anne), Washington and York Counties
Book — by Fleet; Beverly Fleet … 833 pages — The Original 34 Volumes Reprinted in 3, Volume III, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc, 1988.
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. I, Accomack, Lancaster, Richmond, Northumberland, Westmoreland Counties, 833 pages
Book — by Fleet, Beverly Fleet … The Original 34 Volumes Reprinted in 3, Volume I, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc, 1988.
United States, Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
Book — by Unknown … This collection consists of images of index cards of Confederate officers acquired from the ‘Military Order of the Stars and Bars’ … also available on Ancestry at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61982/